Lone Rock is a sharp betting firmer for the Manikato Stakes on Oct 26 after an unlucky unplaced run behind Buffering in the Schillaci 1000m at Caulfield. Betstar's Alan Eskander told PPD: 'With no Black Caviar or Hay List this spring, Buffering gets his chance to stand up and be counted as the best sprinter in Australia, but Lone Rock will be going in most black books after copping a very chequered run in the straight. She never got a crack at them and with clear running she may even have tested

Lone Rock is a sharp betting firmer for the Manikato Stakes on Oct 26 after an unlucky unplaced run behind Buffering in the Schillaci 1000m at Caulfield. Betstar's Alan Eskander told PPD: 'With no Black Caviar or Hay List this spring, Buffering gets his chance to stand up and be counted as the best sprinter in Australia, but Lone Rock will be going in most black books after copping a very chequered run in the straight. She never got a crack at them and with clear running she may even have tested the winner.' In Betstar's latest market for the Manikato, Buffering has firmed from $4.20 to $3.20, Lone Rock is in from $10 to $6.00, Snitzerland has eased from $7 to $11, Pampelone has eased to $15 while Stirling Grove is a firmer from $67 into $34.